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inept

英 [ɪˈnept]

美 [ɪˈnept]

adj.  缺乏技巧的; 无能的; 笨拙的

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Collins.1 / BNC.14202 / COCA.13957

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 缺乏技巧的;无能的;笨拙的
      acting or done with no skill
      1. She was left feeling inept and inadequate.
        她被弄得感到笨拙无能。
      2. an inept remark
        笨拙的一席话

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED 无能的;笨拙的
      If you say that someone isinept, you are criticizing them because they do something with a complete lack of skill.
      1. He was inept and lacked the intelligence to govern...
        他没有什么能力,缺乏管理才干。
      2. You are completely inept at writing.
        你完全拙于写作。
      3. ...his inept handling of the army.
        他治军无方

    英英释义

    adj

    • revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse
      1. an inept remark
      2. it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable
      Synonym:tactless
    • generally incompetent and ineffectual
      1. feckless attempts to repair the plumbing
      2. inept handling of the account
      Synonym:feckless
    • not elegant or graceful in expression
      1. an awkward prose style
      2. a clumsy apology
      3. his cumbersome writing style
      4. if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?
      Synonym:awkwardclumsycumbersomeinaptill-chosen

    双语例句

    • The government's inept handling of the crisis.
      政府对危机的笨拙处理。
    • I agree that it was politically inept to seek to block ObamaCare by these means.
      我也认为,寻求利用这些手段阻止奥巴马医改是拙劣的政治伎俩。
    • Why is the technology industry generally so inept at designing the interactive parts of digital products?
      为什么在技术行业中通常无法设计出好的数字产品的交互部分呢?
    • They were neither aggressive, inept nor ostentatious.
      他们既不好斗、不愚蠢,也不爱炫耀自己。
    • One of the main frustrations is that Indian rulings have often been inept.
      另一个使人失望的事情是:印度的裁决往往不够合理。
    • However, inept but thrifty Buffett Investment Management would still have accumulated$ 82m.
      然而,无能且吝啬的巴菲特投资管理公司仍可以积累8200万美元的资产。
    • You are completely inept at writing.
      你完全拙于写作。
    • In fact, those people who were most inept were also the most likely to overestimate their abilities.
      实际上,那些无能的人最有可能过高地估计自己的能力。
    • Husband: I know, but the workers said that because I'm so inept they had to get rid of me to keep their jobs.
      丈夫:我知,只是工人说因为我太无能,所以他们要革除我以保饭碗,这是叛变。
    • Dick was socially inept and uncomfortable in the presence of women.
      迪克不善于和妇女社交,很不自在。